Conference Registration and Information Desk Open from 7:30 - 12:00
Pick up your name badge and registration materials.
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks (Whitla Hall ONLY)
8:40 AM
Plenary Presention #5: Tammy Robinson-Smythe (Whitla Hall ONLY)
9:20 AM
Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase
Poster Rooms Open from 9:20 - 10:00 (South Dining Hall ONLY)
Posters will be taken down at 10:00.
10:00 AM
Beyond Habitats: Transcending Terrestrial Boundaries
Disease Vectors in Focus: Mosquito-borne Health Threats
Survival of the Fishiest: Traits That Tip the Scales I
The Biology Beneath: Parasites and Pathogens in Aquatic Invasions
Watching the Waters: Ecological Drivers of Aquatic Invasive Species Success
Workshop: Assessing Risk to Inform Ballast Water and Biofouling Regulations III
This workshop, in combination with the Special Session on Transcending Boundaries Between the Science and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Biofouling, aims to bridge the gap between research and policy, and to connect data needs and risk assessments with effective management and mitigation measures. Participants will be challenged to leverage and build on experience and lessons learned to improve the implementation of current ballast water management practices and advance new biofouling management policies.
11:20 AM
Networking Lunch and Exhibitors' Showcase
1:00 PM
Ahead of the Spread: Innovations in Predicting and Managing Coastal Invasive Species
Mussel Mania: Battling the Bivalve Boom
Survival of the Fishiest: Traits That Tip the Scales II
Talking Invasions: Language, Semantics, and Invasion Biology
Workshop: Assessing Risk to Inform Ballast Water and Biofouling Regulations IV
This workshop, in combination with the Special Session on Transcending Boundaries Between the Science and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Biofouling, aims to bridge the gap between research and policy, and to connect data needs and risk assessments with effective management and mitigation measures. Participants will be challenged to leverage and build on experience and lessons learned to improve the implementation of current ballast water management practices and advance new biofouling management policies.
Workshop: Bridging the gap between knowledge and action for a better future
1:40 PM
Workshop: Overcoming language barriers to improve collaboration and research on aquatic invasive species
2:00 PM
Special Session: Conservation Detection Dogs - How dogs can be effectively used as a tool for identifying cryptic aquatic INNS
Whitla Hall ONLY
2:40 PM
Plenary Demonstration: Conservation Detection Dogs (Whitla Hall ONLY)
Please note that this demonstration may be moved to the Courtyard (weather-permitting).